just hours remain.. before we go off the fiscal cliff.the last- minute efforts lawmakers it... and what you can do to calculate just how much it'll affect your wallet. game losing ats natsthe ravens lose their last regular season game to the bengals.what it meann for week and... a snowy new year? when we could get some winter 3eather in our area. 33

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year and over. republlcans want tax rates to stay where they arr. útaaes seem to bbe compromise. others want to see government spending put in check. presiddnt obama says... he's willing toodo that. "i offereddover a trilliin dollars in additional spending cuts ss hht we would have two dollars of spending cuts for every one dollar of increased revenue." "the senate ssands in recess"" the senate is scheduled to reconvene at 11-a-m. even if lawmakers don't come to angreement tooight... you probably won't see a drastic change in your next paycheck. that's because businesses pikely used 20-12 withholdingg would happennrtain about what - happen.if you want to see how much your taxes would go upp pgreement.. go to foxbaltimroe dozens of people in baltimore gathered over the weekend to protest violence....targeted at gays nd esbians. lesbians.it comes after thh bruual beating of a young man

on christmas night in eaat baltimore.kenny shaw was walking home from a corner ssore... whhn e was jumped and attacked by roughly six men.shaw believes he was targeted simmly for beinn gay. pow... friends aad upporttrs within the gay... lesbban... and transgendered community are allying arrund the shaw... and praying for justice. rev. meredith moose: 09:09:42 "we are out here today because we believe thht violence is unaccepttble." 09:15:54-09:16:02 "we're ll human, we shouldn't be afrrid to walk o the corner tore... life."when kenny waa aatacked...ttere wwre apparently several to stop it. detectives ell us they have some leads... but so far no arrests have been made. same-ssx couples in maryland are counting down he hours... until their marriages &pbecome official. 3at 12201 a-m tuesday... less than 24 hours from now... the

new law goes into effect. ceremonies are scheduled to take place at city hall... in the newwyear.siice deceeber 6th... same-sex couples in maryland have beee abbe to get &pmarriage licenses... but thos &plicenses o not officially take effect until tommrrow. there's a shorttge of county.aacording to the e's -3 wassington post"... 100perceet of the county's schools don't have a permanent, ull-timm nurse.the supervisor of the health services office says it's all because oo retirement and hiiher-paying jobs. recently... about 0 school purses have een hired.as a systemmmight ask nurses at one school o treet students at 3pother schools. some maryland residents hit hard by supersttrm sandy.. re &pcountt hh exxerienced set significant amage will be eligible for food stamps because of the disaster. &p the programmprovidee one month of benefits.

sttrm victims can apply from january 7 through 13th at the county department of social services and the disaster recovery center in crisfiild. phrases making the annual - list... offwords to be banishee.tte llst... put together by mmchigan's lake superior state university... submitted by the public.it includes words and phrases the &ppublic would likeeto see banned from the english language.otherr making the list iiclude: iiclude: p fiscal cciff- kick the can down tte road- double down- job creators creators - passion/passionatee yolo alert- bucket list list - trending- superfood- bonelessswings- guru guru what word or phrase would you

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"all my life i've known dirt, filth, stealin' and lyin' and lord, the only thing that appeals me these days, as of right now is you."

"i hear you now and i can even touch you, because i have your living word here in my hand." "and that's when my life changed." "'old things are passed away and behold all things become new'. and i said, 'lord, that's me!'"3 new tis morning... a new york woman is charged with second degree murder as a hate crimee.. for allegedly pushing a man in front of a subway train.this ii tte surveillance video... captured last week. police say the suspect.... erika menendez... told officees she pushed a mussim shh hates hindus and muslims everrsincc the attaaks at the world ttrde center in 2001. witnesses say they saw a woman pacing the platfoom and &pmuttering to herseef... juut moments before pushing her victim. this was the second time this month... someone was shoved o their death in front

of an approachinn rain. music nats thousands athered sunday... to reeeeber a new york fireeighter who aa fatally shot... whhle responding to a pire. police lieutenant michael chiapperiniiwas one of 2 firefighters guuned downnby an ex-con... who police say deliberrtely set his house on fire... to lure ffre creww into a deadly ambush.thh funerallfor the other victim... 19 year old tomasz kaczowka ... is scheduled for ttday. the health of former president george h-w bush is improvingg.. over tte weekenn... the 88- year-oll waa moved ffom the regular patient room at a texas hospital... where he's been treated for mooe than month.the former president was turned into an inffetioo andd an ggresssve fever. there's no word on when or f pe'll be able to go home. secretary of state hillary doctors discovered a blood clot.clintoo... who was ssheduled to return to work

today... will be monitored by they've given hee.clinton has peen dealing with health issues for several weeks now... ever sinceeshe suffeeed fainting... while recoveriig from a ssomach virus. kim kardashian is expectinn her first child.the announcement came from her boyfriend... kanye west... just ourr ago at show in &patlantic city.kardashian is still legally married to nnb-a in october of 2011.weettand kardashiannhave been together &pfoo 8 months. coming up... &psmartphone apps... to keep yo to download... to hhlp with - your new year'' resolutions. anddcould thh price of milk... be doubling?áthe decision how long it will lasttyou're watching fox 455morning news.. ((break 3))

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3 wiih less than 24 ours until so-caaled "fiscal cliff"... e - &pfierce faceeoff... over a set of spending cuts and tax hikes. hikes.econommsts fear the combination of the two... &pif nothing is resolved by midnighh tonight... tax rates for all ameriians will increase. democrats say it means about 2-thousand dollars for the average middle-class faaily. 1:09 "the president is doing nothing about the aadiction that his administration has to spending. he'ssthe spenddr in chief." democrats want higher taxes on republicans want tax rates to d- stay where hey aree nd entitlemmet spending reeuutions. taxes seem to be the biggest obstacle to a compromise. but others just want to see governmenn

""ne mom said to me ii -grocer commuting back and forthhto work in gas forrup to three years, i mean that's a lot of money." the senateeis scheduled to reconvene at 11 o'clock this morning. 3even if lawmakers don't come to angreement tonight... you probabllywon't see a drastic phange in your next aycheck. that's because bbsineeses likely used 20-12 withholding rates... uncertaii about hat would happpn. happen.if you want to see how puch your taaes would go up without the fiscal cliff agreement.. go to foxbaltimroe dot com slash morning. while the fiscal cliif resolution hangs in thhe balance...ameeicans ould sooo breathe a sigh of relief wwen it comes to milk ppices. prices.lawmakers agreed to sign a one year extensioo f theeu-s farm biil... that woulddstop prices from doubling in 2013.the house of representatives' the - agriculture committee...thee next step is to see if it will be passed by the house and senate... nd the be signed by

the president. dunkin' ddnuts is working on a new line of productss.. that are gluten-free.the ccopany &pin a ew locationss.. and duc pventually expand across the country.the coffee chain jjins a list of other fasttfood joints offering gluten-free items to their mmnus... including wendy's, arby's, ddmino's and chick-fil-a. there are those who say there is nn such thing as a meaningless gamein the nfl. yesterday came mightyyclose. with both teems assuree of playoff spots, the raaens' backups lost to the bengals in finale.1st qqarter...3rd and packed by michael johnson...co - that was his inallsnap oo the pame...afterr2 series, thaat

was enough for flacco and tyroo taylor took over.with just seconds left in the half... ii's dalton to marvin jones...whh breaks a tackle and bengals tied at 7 at avens halftimee3rd quarter...ravens trail 13-7...taylor rolls out and has aa pen field in front....1 yard touchdown. ravens take a 14-13 lead.4 minutes later...this isn't what ravens fans are used to seeing...justin tucker misses only his 3rd fieed goal of the year..a 45 yarder.and it's all downhill from there... bengals win tte final game f the ssason 23-17.ravens finish thee year 10-and-6 with the 4th seed in theeplayoffs. in: it's an accomplishment... ut::they did a good job reaaly pooitive can't predict how its all going to play outt

put. to play out. out..he ravens take on the colls at m&ttbank stadium on sunday at 1. game winning nats nats skins fans are waking up ecstatic this morning after their rivals the owboos.final score: 28-18 washingttn redskin. reddkins.the last timm the skins won their divisson was puts thhm into the playoffs por he first time since 2006.

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3 new this morninn.... more thhn 2 weeks after the newtown, connecticut shooting rampage... adam lanza's body is claimed for burial. accooding to the stateemediccl examiner... the person whh claimed hhs body... wishes to remain anonymous.also he will bb buried.earlier thii - month...opfficials say llnza shot and killed 26 people.... pncludiig 0 children....at before takinn his own life.l poliie have not yet given a motive for heeshootings. the state of connecticut is facinn a 100-million-dollar lawsuit"... for failing to students.a lawyer is seekkng

year-old girl who suuvived the massacre..e says the girl hearddgunfire, screaming and conversations ovee the intercom... which left hee with emottonal scars. congress is playing it ight doon to the buzzer thii morning.there's still no deal on apitol hill regarding the so called 'fiscal cliff'... and today is the deadline for reee marsh s live nowwin good morning, rene. story.3 ountdown on new years eve is tradition -- but today that countdown is different and comes with major consequences. we are own to the final hours..this new year's eve the conversation isn't just bout champagnn. americans are wondering, can congress save the country from work in óóó hours. senators - went home lass night without

packageebut negotiationssare ongoing. senate miiority leader mitcc mcconnell and vice president biden arr cruuial to the talks right now. negotiattons hit a standstill yesterday. mcconnell called in bidennwho he served in the senaae with for more than two decades. --sot: sen. mitch mcconnell, (r) minorriy leaaer-- i'm interestee in getting a result hhre. i was here all day yesterdaa and we submitted our lateet proposal at 7pm. last with whhever can help. --vo-- sunday the president made an appearance on meet the prrss 3 calling for a mini deaa if congrrss can't agree on a broader deal bb midnighh.. --sot: president brack obama, source: nbc (pre-fonttd)-- let's at inimum make sure that peeple's taxes don't go don't loseetheir unemmloyment - innurance --rene oo camera-- january first -- hikes and 1) at this late stage of the game what is theesticking point?

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if you don't ave plans to ring in the new year yet... wee have great oppion for you. in lassvegas and you can see it all right here on fox45. candace isshhrr with the detailscandace- it's caaled be hhll at the mandalayybayy resort and caainocarren electra and lifehouse will perform.and it was just announced that yoo will also hear anotherrspecial guest. nats: singing singing thht s tate stevens.he is the winnerrof the x factor season two.he recently took hoom the title so as you can iiagine... he's thrilled toobe a part oo the festivities. 3stevens says: "yeah, this is

it, that was last week, wasn't it? kind of a whirlwind of a fee days. but, i'm excited." goona be great. - excitee."more ttan 300- thousand peooll are expected to ring in the new year in las vegas. the special will aaso feature the woold-famous new its descent into ew york's - times square &pnew year's eve new year'' eve live! starts fox45. p,3&cooing up in our 7 o'clock hour...

identtcal twins... celebrate tteir 103rd birthday.if you think that's impressive... pust wait.the other detaiis about their lives... that makes this story even mmre impressive. you're watching pox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 8)) xx justthours remain.. before we

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3 the ccocc is ticking forr lawmakers to ccme tooa compromiie on the fiscal cliff. &pcliff.they have until midnight... to reach an agreement.negotiatioos have been contentous.. ..nd n sunday...a democratic source revealed ttere wass majoo setback... regardinggsocial security benefts. benefts.democratsswant higher taxes on faailies earning 250-thousand--oolars a year and over. while republicans they are. "i want everyone to know i'm i need a dance partnee.""if but

thereeii an uutimate parts of it thatti fiid disggsting anddreprehensible whichhi may have to swallow iin compromise."even if lawmakers ddn't come to an agreement tonnght, you likelyywon't see a drastic channe in your next paycheck.that's becaase buuinessess ikely used 20-12 wiihholding ratee, as they wereeuncertain about what would happee. seveeal police departments are asking for your help this morning ... trying to catcc suspects ehiindfour separatt shootings this weekknd. weekend. the latest head aa the intersection of e - reisterstown road and bryant avenue. we were on the scene as hhmicide detectives arrrved just affer 5:33 last night. they found the man with multiplee un shot wounds.... thh iivestigation backeddup &ptraffic as detectives seerche for clues. police haven't releaseddanyyinformation on the suspecc.... or the victim'' condition. another an shot in the head in northwest baltimore just after midnight sunday morning... s expected to survive. the man was founddon

correlii avenue. police think the motiie as an rgument between the victim and the &pshooter.... officers are &pasking anyone with informatio po call police. 3& balttmorr coonty pollie are investigating the shooting of a teen in woodlawn. they &pfound the 15 year old shoo police are looking for two males suspects. 111915 righttnoo it appears a roobery ... oo: some type of 115926 the teen was treated aad released. p and a man was shoo in the back in nnrtheast baltimore. t happened on fenwick road arounnd3:30 sunday afteenoon as the actually ssammed hhs ar nto northeast district pooice are still searchinggfoo the shooter and his getaway car. police ask you call f you four sepprate shootinns.nnthese- thousands gathhred unday... to emember a new york firefighter who was fatally

shot... wwile responding to a f. firr. olice lieutenant michael chiapperini was one of 2 firefighters gunned down by annex-con... who police say fire... to lure fire crews intooa deaaly ambush.the funeral for the otheer victim... 19 year old tomasz kaczowka ... is scheduled for today. nineepeoole are deadd thii morning, after a bus crrsh in oregon.theecharter bus crashed through a guardrail on a steep mouutain pass... and as youu can see...the roof is lmost ripped off.firrfighters say board lieutenann steven brost - was one of theefirst responderss...he helped treat dozens of njurrd passengers i've een a firreighter for 20 yyars, and this is the first time i've ever seen anything like this.""it appeared that most of the patientt had actually been ejected from the bus as the bus went doon the l" cllff."rescue crews spent ssnday afternoon using ropes &

pslope.26 passenggrs were p - rusheddto the hospital.the bus driver surrivvddthe crash, but investigators haven't been able to talk to them,,because we are finding out morr information about thh woman pplice arrested for pushing a man to hissdeath in front of new ork subway train thursday ight.. 3 erica mmeedez s being charred with second-degree murderras a hate crime. olice say menedez admits to pushing trackss... because she hatess muslims, hindus and egyptians since the september 11-th attacks. riends oo sen say phe 46 year old has livvd in qqeenn for decades andd was nativv of indda and a hindu. "i don't think thattany person shouud go out and just randomly start targeting groups trying to kill somebody you know its very sad." sad." this is the 2-nd time his month someone haa been shoved to theer death

in front of a moving train in new york city.... and new yoor city transit is now looking into installing fencing aaongg variouu subway platforrs. a vodka is being reeited with helping to stop a robbery in p crook... anddit'' all caught on camera,you see the suupect walking in... with mask over his face....he motions like he has a gun... aad demands caah... youusee thh clerkk stuffing theecash into a bag... fights off thh sussect.. .wiih latee... both men.. ffrce the "and he was like, 'you think this s a gamee yoo think this is a joke? you think this is worth losing youu llfeeover?" weapon, but like i saad, i - didn't want to challenge him. little biitfrightening. in the end it wasn't even worth it for him. he's in jail now with probabll a split-open head. now he only took a couple of bucks, so i wonder if it was

worth it or him." him."police caught up with the 38-year old suspect...and wwen they did.. .heewas ut up and robbeey. perror on the seas!a sydnee surferrhas a close encounter with a ssark... near the shorrline at a beach in sydney. sydney.dannyysheaaher's board bares the teeth marks of an atttck... a helicpoter was brought in to earch for the predator...and it was spotted &pa short time later. was going along with a wave i - and then i felt a hit on my board aad it kind of knock me out of my board like orward kept going."" i wasn't hurt which is the main thing..

immeddatley closed after the shark attack in ew south nd -3 waaes.. in three days.. they're the oldest álivingá twins in the wwrld. world.the major birthday.. celebrating. ou're &pall looaa.. all morning. ((break 1)) celebrate their 103rd birthday! charrotte eisgrou and ann 3

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3 new this mooning...some new laws go into effect in the nee arsenic is now banned in to help rotect tte chesaeake bay from toxins.. and .. another nnw law... helps parents better protect thier it allows them toofreeze theii ann....same-sex couples in marrland are counting down the hours... until their marriages become officiil. att12:01 a-m tuesday... less than 24 ours from now... the new aw goes into effect.ceremonies are scheduled to take place at city hall... shortly after parry-goerr ring in the new &pyear.since december 6th... same-sexxcouples ii maryland have been aale tooget marriage do not fficially take effect - unttl tomorrow.

nats of siiging siiging the oak ridge boys gavv a they serenaded formee rday. president george h-w buss, who's hospitaaized in houston. the country band sang to buuh overr he phone from nashville, at the request of former first lady barbara bush.the hospitalized for than a month for conditions including pronchitis and fever.he was &pmooed out of the intensive carr unit saturday after his health improved. 33& 3&if you drink too much tonight... don't worry.... the b&o american brasserieehass hangover.chef thomas dunklin from the b&o americcn mornings hometown hotspot. -what's on the menu for breakfast?- what drinks can people order?- what else is on

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lawmakerr are locked in a fierce face-off... over a set of ssending cuts and tax hikes. hikes.economists fear the combination of the two... could ttigger a nnw recession. if nothing is resolved by midnight tooight... tax rrtes for all americans will innrease. demmcrats ssy it means aboot 2-thousand dollars for tte average middle-claas family. 1:09 "the president is doing nothing about the addiction spendingg hees the spender in chief." democrats want higher taxes on families earning 250-thoouand- dollars a year ann over. reppblicans want tax rates to &pstay where they are and entttlement spending reductions. taxes seee tt be the biggest obstacle to a compromise. but others just spending put in cceck. ""ne mom said to me in michigan, that's four months groccries. i mean that's commuting back anndforth to work in gas for up to three years, mean that's a lot of money." the senate issscheduued to reconvene at 11 o'ccock this

even if lawmakers don't come to angreement tonight... you prooably wonnt ee a drastic change in your next ppycheck. that'' bbcause businesses llkely used 20-12 withholding pouud happen.rtain about what -3 happen.if you want to ee how much your taxes would go up without the fiscal cliff agreement.. go to foxbaltiiroe dot com slash morning. while the fiscal cliff resolution hangs in the baaanne...aaericans could soon breathe a sigh of relief when it comes to milk prices. lawmakees agreed to sign a one year extension of thh u-s farm bill... that would stop prices from doubling n 2013.the agricultuue committee...thh next ssep is to see if it will be passed by the house and ssnate... anddthe be signed by p3e president. more than 2 weekss after the newtown, coonecticut shooting rammage... adam lanza's body is claimed for bur.

burial.according to the state mn who claimed his body... ishess to remain anonymouusalso lanzaawwll be buried.earlier this montt... lanza shot and killed 26 people... includiig 20 children... at sandy hook elementary school befooe ttking his own life.poliie forrthe shootings. &pclintonnis back in the r hospital oday... after clottclinton... who was scheduued to return to work today... will be monitored by doccors... for the medicine they've given her.clinton has been dealing with health &pissues for ssveral wweks now... ever since she suffered fainting... while recovering &pfrom a stomach virus. 3 &p phere are those who say there is no such hing as a meaningless ggaein the nfl. even thee would have tt admit, &pyesterdayycaae mighty close. backups lost to the bengals in the regular season finale.

finale.1st quarter...3rd and sacked byymichael johnssn... that was his final snap of the pame....fter 2 series, that was enoughhfor flacco and tyrod taylor took over.with just seconds left in the half... it's dalton to marvin and iito the enn zone...ravenss and bengalsstied at 7 at halftime.3rd quarter...ravens trail 13-7...tayllr rools oot and has an open field in front....1 yard touchdown. ravens take a 11-13 leadd4 minutes later...this isn't whattravens fans are used to seeing...justin tucker missss only his 3rd field goal of the year..a 455yarder.and it's all downhill from there... benggls seasoo 23317.ravens finiih the seed in the playoffs.e 4th -

in: it's an accomplishment... out: they did a good job &preally positive can't predict how its all going to play out. out. &pthe ravens take on the colts at m&t bank stadium on sunday at . game winning nats nats skins fans are wakinn up ecssatic this morning after &ptheir rivals thh cowboys.finn redskkns.the last time the

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3 3 congress is playinn it right mmrning.there is ssill no deal on capittl hill regardiig the so called 'fiscal cliff' and today is the deadline for went home last night without s voting on a fiscal cliff package but negotiations will continue today after hitting aa standsttll.at odds?the income larson says: "we understand why we can't bring uppuddled - proposals that can ggt the country back to work, why we can't deal with a tax cut for the miidle class, especially when both sides agree the country needs to go back to

class tax relief. reliif.thune says there's a pot offgive and take right now but republicans donnt wanttto see new reveeues be used for new spending." sppndinn.. if a deal is taxes will go up for áeveryá american. if you want to see how much your taxes would go up without the fiscal cliff agreemmnt.. gooto foxbaltimore dot com some new laws go into effect in the new year... ere in maryland... arsenic is now banned in chicken feed...it's in order to help protect the cceeaeakk bay from toxins.. pnd ... anothee new law... helps parents beeter prooeet thier children from idenity theft....ii allows them to freeze their child's credit at any time. and... same-sex couplessin marrland are counting down the hours... until their marriages become oficiil. at 12:01 a-m tuesday... less hann24 hours from now... the ee law goes into effect.cceemonies are scheduled to take place att city all.... hortly after

party-goers ring in the ew same-see couplessin maryland licenses... but those licenses do not officiaaly take effect until tomorrow. dozens of people in baltimore ppotest viollnce... targeted at ggys and lesbians. lesbianssit comes affer he brutal beating of a young man on christtas niiht in east baltimore.kenny shaw was walkiig home rom a ccrner store... when he wws jumped and attacked by rouuhly six men.shaw believee he was targeted simply for beeng gaa. now... friends ann supporters &pwithin the gay... lesbian... and transgendered community are rallying around shaa... and raaing or justice. rev. meredith moise:09:09:42 "we are out herr ttday because we believe that vvolence s unacceptable." 09:11:54-09:16:02 we're all human, we shouldn't be afraid to walk to the corner store... &pann fear for our life.. life.""hen kenny was attacked...there were apparennly severaa witnesses... who did nothing to stop it. eeectives tell

us they have some leads... but so far no arrests have been made. the city f baltiiore is hostiin a new year'' eve candleeighh vigil to remember all victims f violence n happen at 6 o'ccocc tonight on the sttps f the war memooial building. &p3 some maryland residents hht hard by uperstorm sandy.. are &prelief.residents f somerset county who experienced significant damage will be eligible for ood stamps becauss of tte disaster. month of beeefits. storm victims can apply from services and the disaster preparations are nearry pelebration.this barge is already fillld with neerly 2- for the big spectacle.the rbor -

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&p there are just hours just hoors left for lawmakers &pto come up with a way to avoi goinn over the fiscal cliff. cliff.lawmakers wwre oo capitol hill sunday... in hopes of avertinn a year-end combination of spending cuts anddtax ncreases that could trigger aanew recession. recession.lawmakers hoping for a fiscal cliff deal to ote on when they return to capitol hiil this morning... won't get senators went home ast night wiihout a final fiscal llff package but negotiations will crowlle says: "eeery indication right now is that to not work in ggod faith with the president. there's still time left ann itts my hhpe sennessand do theeright thing &pfor the american people." raising taxes to pay for new - sppnding is not something ttat republicans believe this debate ought to be aboutt it ought to be about reducing the deeicit and the debt and wwat they'rr essentially suggesting

is, we want new taxes,,we want higherrtaxes on people in this country to pay for new spending" spending."the senate iss pcheduled to reconnene at 11-a- m. while the fiscal cliff balance...americcns could soon breatte a sigh of relief when it comes to milk prices. lawmakers agreed to ign a one year extension of the u-s farm bill... that wuld stop prices from doubling in 2013.the hhuse of representativee' agriculture committee...the be passsd by the house and senate... and the be signed by dunkin' donuts is worring on a new line oo products... that are gluten-free..he company would firsttoffer the roducts in a few locations... and eventually expand across tte a list f other fast food joints offerinn gluten-free including wendy's, arby's, domino's and chick-fil-a. today's the laat day to put yourrname on the maa. today is the deadline to submit entries to a contest tooname six

tributaries of the mmnocacy river.the board will select its favorite entriee and send them to the u-s geological survey.iitcould take thee federal agency up to 9 monnhs to choose a winner. winner.to enter.. go to our website foxbaltimore dot com 3sass morning..- there are those who say there is nn such thinggas a meaningless gamein the nfl. even they would have to admit, yesterddy came mighty close. &pwitt bothhteams assured of pllyoff spots, the ravens' finale.1st quarter...3rd and sacked by michael johnson...co - that was his final snap of the gamee..aater 2 series, that was enough for flacco and &ptyrod taylor took over.with just seconds left in the half... it'ssdalton to marvin jones...who breaks a tackke

anddbbngals tied at 7 at halftime.3rd quarter...ravens traal 13-7...tayloo rools out field innfront....1 yard lead.4 mmnutes later...thiss3 isn'' what ravens fans are misses only his 3rd field goal - of the year..a 45 yarder.and it's all ddwnhill from there... bennals win the final game of the season 23-17. 10-and-6 with the 4th seed in in: it's an . accomplishmenn... out: all going to play out. how its out. the ravens take on the colls

at m&t bank stadium on sunday at 1. 3game winning aas natsskins fans are waking up ecstatic this win against their rivals the cowboys.final core: 28-18 washington rrdskiis. redskins.the last time thhe skins won their division was packkinn1199... and this win puts thee into the playoffs for the first time sincc 2006.

p colorado couppe has a special place in their &phearts for others.they both help people for a living. living.but as matt flenerr tells us... they also se their disabled dogs to bring smiles to the faces oo people wwo need something to be cceerful about. about. high in the mountains near steamboat springs..."think of any household with 5 or 6 animals in ii. you're goinn to see chaos."there's melissa... "i'm a nurre at yampa valley medical center in sttamboat." ken..."i'veeworked as a ""hhn it'' time to eat, of a a3 poorre t's crazy time.""down. sit. ddwn"the rogers family ssayssquite busy."kind of who we are. we tend to adopt pets with disabiiities and do everything we can to try to help them."it waan't always like this."seven years ago we saw a news iecc about a front legs and they were ts

phat was kandu."he has a can do attittde thaa nothing's going to stop him. he will go up stees, he'll try to go swiiming."kandu's missing two pront legg like his new friend lucy."we don't think they'rr any diiffrent than any other doo.""he never had anything he always was just on his chest." so thh family who tooo these two inndecided they'd on liitle devices forrhim."g -- (nats))"tts a llt of trial and error."ken doesn't really have a name for it."big jump."but he knows whattver t is, it works."they suddenly have more mobility than they everrhave." yet for as mobile as these dogs are, their owners believe therapy is still completeel necessary."wanna go tt the &proll.""out on the mono ski s - yeah."twice a monthh.."we thought www wouldn't kandu make a niie therapy animal." kandu or llcyywill comm to the yampa valley medical center... "wwull yyu likk a doggie visit today?'since they are better

themselves, hey have a way - to make others better."when they see kkndu often times forget about wwat's wroog with &pcoolest with the wheels."thii is quite a ssecial family. making life more livable."i think this is great."three wheels at a time with a ccn do desire."it shows peeple if this dog an do it, you can do it too."" coming up... both commng tt first marinerrar. arena.youurchhnce to in tickets to seeearenn ross when it comes to baltimore... is coming uppright after the break. you're watching fox 45 mornnng

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to deliver a baby on the ide wasn't enough... the baby was hhs newest daughter!eric horng has more on the surprise birth! birth! at seven pounds, two ounces ... maci carolyn martinez is her pprents'' holiday surprise."i uued to make fun offpeople that had babies on the sideeof the road bbcause i couldn't understand how you didn't make it to the hospital inntimm, but afttr yesterday now i understand hoo

that truly does happen."it was 7:30 friday morning ... when megan martinez says her water ... as she and husband chad, an illinois state trooper, hit from their home in oswego ... to their hospital in downers grove."when we got to told him that there's a foot hanging out, and he didn't believe me. aad i reached, and theee was ttes. and i'mmlikk chad, there's toes."it was going o be a breech birth. chad pulled off to the side of i-88 in downers grove ... their 21-month-old daaghter ava was also in the back seaa with mom.maci was born wwthin minutes .. but shh wasn't in immediately training just k 3 - &pkicked in."maci wasn't her oon on the shoulder of id the expresswaa."i had to improvise by removing the mucous from the airway, and i d breathing i think we both were breathing, she's breathing. ii

was just like ttis elation." good samaritan hospital ... - where megan ann maci are doong just ffne.."his is the best giffti got thhs christmas. without a doubt.""it's very honoring. it's breath-taking. it's just overwweeming." coming up on good day drinkkng anymore.three thingss you can do to incorprate vodka into your beauty rootine. and... new at nine... the count tyinn the knot tonight.but why nnt everyone's convinced that hugh hefner'sswedding will pctuully happen.you're watching fox 45 mooning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 8)) 3